Cover fastener or clamp.



L. R. QUINN. COVER FASTENEB, OR CLAMP. e'PPL-IGATION FILED APR. 2s, 1914.

Patented Sept. 22, 1914.

71H5 MORRIS PETERS 1:0.. PHOTD-LITHQ. wASHlNcroN. D. C4

' `of Newark, "in the' v*county The invention, a

- nnwnnncnn;einnfonnwnnk, `NEW rean, Assieuon To anni) MANUFAcTUR- y y LAwrniNcERgQcIirm a citizen ofthe United States-#land `"resident Y, of Wayne and State of 'N"evv"York",`y have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cover Fas- ;yfvhichlthe following is v ffIhis invention lrelates "tol means, iin' the nature off a; clamp, whereby" a cross-bar.v1 cover, or theflikemay be `conveniently and firmly secured tothe'top offa pail orl other receptacle.

y `@ughi1oimfifmgiy `appie cable vtoka*variety-fief l uses, is particularly useful* in connectionwith "avdevicwe, such as i compact" in form.

To the-foregoingends I employ` ablan'ip in which a` movable member i'swpivo-tally.` mounted upon thefe-ndN ofthe `Crossfbar or i upon a suitable projection therefromhinm suchr a position .y that the clampingmemlber maybe swung into andoutof positionbQ- neathan outwardly-projectingledge at the upper edgenofl' the vessel, this ledge being,` preferably, 1thefordinary wired-edge, such as is commonly employed; in' sheet-metal vessels.

Other features rof the invention willsbe more particularly described hereinafter.

In the accompanyingdrawings:#Figure l is a perspectiveA view of a portion of a sheet-metal vessel and a cross-bar provided with a clamp embodying the present inven! of the same tion, showing the partsrin inoperative position; and Fig. 2 is a `vertical sectional view" parts, showing themA in operative position. 1 .l l

The invention is illustrated as applied to a bread-.mixer orsimilar device, in which a sheet-metal receptacle or `pail 5 carries a cross-baro of heavy sheet-metal; The pail -is provided 4with a wired upper edge 7, which providesvr an outwardly-projecting abutment or ledge adapted @cooperate with from 'the @au inetconriin, on ivnweni, `New YORK, n conronnrron or new YORK. A i

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t the clampingmember.' The endofxtliecross bar Gis bifurcate'd, forming'armsfSgwhich vextend downwardly and outwardlyand are ratenfeisijt. 22, "1914.

provided, dat their outerends, with a pivot pinl 19 fixed in sleeves" formedy of-` the, sheetvmetalof vthe arms: yThis Vpin 9 `constitutes awpivotal bearing for the'c'lamping-member, v i which viswarranged to turn upon' it between thexarmsf'S. The' clampng-niember comprisesrasingle stripof'sheet-metal bent to forniyya lever l() anda cam-like detent-menrberfll. This detent-member isof such shape' that when'the lever10is swung inwardly, y

the de tent-member tothe Iposition of Fig. 2, is brought into la position beneath. 4theiledge V7, V so as; to loclrthe` cross-bar against vertical movement.. Preferably the detent is ofsuch ydimensions that it will-have awedging acthey ledgewill be somewhat relieved` owing to the curved form of the detent, so that: the detent'tendmby reasonof the resiliency of `tioinagainstthe ledge, and when inaits final `position 7thezpressurel of the detenti-a, r,ainsty `the sheet-metal, torremainfin operativeposif' tion,` When the clamp is tobe released, how:

`everit isjnecessary onlyl'to-jpu-llithe; lever 1Q upwardlyqand outwardly, rwhereupon the {deteii-twiis `:forced out of?. engagement `with l theledgeland swung into the inoperative *position shown in Eig. 1. Tit-h the parts in this position the cross-bar may be raised VTo insure thei properdiametral position upon the-pail, and also to secure the cross-bar againstlateral movement in case the frictionaly engagementof the parts is not sufficient forthispurpose, the pail is preferably providedv on `its outer surface, a short distance beneath the ledge 7, with a bail-shaped metal member 'l2 which' receives the hook-like extremity of the detent-ll when the latter is in operative position,`as shown in Fig.2`.

Itwill bev apparent that the form and structure of the parts of the above-described clamp, particularly the formation of the clamping-member ofa single piece of sheetmetal lbent to provide a lever, a pivot-embracing portion, and a detent-member, are such as to permit the device to be cheaply manufactured, and it will be apparentfrom Fig. 2 of thedrawings that the parts, when in operative position, provide a compact device free from inconvenient projections,

' idly conneeted-withthe 'detentf ing-,member ,rigidly connected with, and supported by,-,the eross-barin apositionoutjr 4 2O I olaimzn n l. The` combination, with a vessel having an outwardly-projeoting ledge at lits upper edge, and a cross-bar adapted'to besupport.- ed on the `top of the vessel, of a pivotal bearing-member rigidly connected .with and supported by, the cross-bar in a position outsidel of and ,below said ledge on the vessel; and a.y clampingmember pivoted on said bearingmember, and comprising a eam-1ile detent adapted to swing into and out of po .sitiony -bei'ieath` said ledge, and a; lever,` rig- 2.The combination,y withv a vessel'havng an outwardly-projecting ledge at itsfupperedge,;a`nd a cross-bar adapted to be. supported ontlie top ofthe vessel, ofl a pivotal bearside of;y and below said ledge onV the vessel; and a clamping-member V4pivoted on said bearing-member, and Comprising a .Camllike detent= adapted to swinginto and ,outrof position; beneath, said ledge, 'and a lever y, rigidly connected with the ,detent', the. lever being-adapted tov lie aboveand close tothe eross-'barwhenxtlie detent isxfin operative position-.H f i {T ,he combination, with afvessel having anoutwardlyprojeeting ledgeat its upper edge-and a ycross-bar.adapted to be supi portedfon the top of the vessel, of a pivotal bearing-member.supported by the cross-bar in a .position outside ofand belowsaid Aledge on the'vessel.; anda clamping-member pivoted orrsaid bearing-member and comprisingazfsingle strip `of sheet-metal bent. to ztorin,v at lone end,fa leverl `:for manual operation', atan" intermediatel point,.a sleeve to embrace the bearingmember, and -at the `otlier end,ar detent with aconvex eylindriported .on top of the vessel, olivaV ypivotal bearing-member supported by the lerossfbar y in a position 4outside of and below said ledge onthe vessel; a olamping-memberfpivoted on rsaid-fbearingfmember, and comprising a detent adapted to` swing into and out of position `beneath` said-fledgaand, azleven-for Y A manual ,oper-ation of; the; yelamping-memb'er ;k

`and ,-me'ans, l fixed to Ithe yessel, beneath ',-said lledge,-` fori` :eng-aging ,"fthef detent laterally to preventzlateral; displacement .ofthe cross-5v bar.

5.` The:,eombinatiorb withla vessel Ahaving an outwardly-proj eating ledge gatfits. upper fedge, .and a cross-bar adapted -to be ysupportedy on :the top 1ofythe Nessel, .of arms pro]ee t ff clamping-member inountedfonvthe*pivot-pin, l

andY comprising! adetI1t,-hook-lshape :1n 'cross-section andi adapted to swing into; and out of` positionffbeneethlvsaid ledge,.-\Smd=;a lever forfmanual operation of the felampingmember; "and a Vbail s`l1aped member fixed to ithe vesselfbeneath said ledgegandadapted latter` is Vinoperative position-- ,y y

l Inftestimony whereof, I?, ailixk.` .my-,signatureinrpre'senee'of twol witnesses;` i i l LAWRENCE 1R; QUIEN. y

Witnesses2 v y 1 1 C; C. KUHN, i

' 3-F.,.,LE BOUTILLIER.

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